Matteo Thun
*17. 6. 1952 – Bolzano, Italy
Biography
Mathäus Antonius Maria Graf von Thun and Hohenstein is an Italian architect and designer who comes from a South Tyrolean industrial family that produces porcelain (the company Thun AG has been led by his younger brother Peter since 1978). Matteo Thun studied under Oskar Kokoschka at the Academy of Fine Arts in Salzburg and completed his architecture studies at the University of Florence in 1975. In 1978, he moved to Milan, met Ettore Sottsass, and co-founded Sottsass Associati and the Memphis Group in 1981. In 1984, he established his own studio and worked for Swatch, where he served as artistic director from 1990 to 1993. From 1983 to 2000, he was a professor of design and ceramics at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. He founded the multicultural architectural and design studio Matteo Thun & Partners based in Milan, Italy, with a branch in Munich, Germany.
Mathäus Antonius Maria Graf von Thun and Hohenstein is an Italian architect and designer who comes from a South Tyrolean industrial family that produces porcelain (the company Thun AG has been led by his younger brother Peter since 1978). Matteo Thun studied under Oskar Kokoschka at the Academy of Fine Arts in Salzburg and completed his architecture studies at the University of Florence in 1975. In 1978, he moved to Milan, met Ettore Sottsass, and co-founded Sottsass Associati and the Memphis Group in 1981. In 1984, he established his own studio and worked for Swatch, where he served as artistic director from 1990 to 1993. From 1983 to 2000, he was a professor of design and ceramics at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. He founded the multicultural architectural and design studio Matteo Thun & Partners based in Milan, Italy, with a branch in Munich, Germany.
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